JEWELL Dudley Mark Hayward

On the 1911 Census Dudley Mark Jewell, age 17, born Bexley, Kent was present at Felstead School, Dunmow, Essex.

De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
JEWELL, Dudley Mark Hayward
2nd Lieut., 18th (Service) Battalion (1st Public Schools) The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), 5th out of six sons of the late Maurice Jewell, of Hall Place, Bexley, and of Chile, South America, by his wife, Ada Margaret (now widow of G.E. Pugh Cook), daughter of Francis C. Brown, of Valparaiso, Chile; and brother to 2nd Lieut. E.H. Jewell; born Bexley, Kent 23rd November 1893; educated Felstead School, Essex; was a good all-round athlete, winning his cricket and football colours at Felstead; a member of the Worcestershire Gentleman’s Cricket Club; at the time of the outbreak of war in 1914 was engaged in Farming in Worcestershire; joined the 18th Royal Fusiliers on its formation September 1914; gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the same battalion 27th October 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from November 1915, and was killed in action near Givenchy 20th January 1916. Buried at Windy Corner there. At the time of his death he was attached to the R.E. for duty at listening posts in the trenches, and in an endeavour to rescue some of his men who had been overcome by mine gas, he himself was gassed with fatal results. His Colonel wrote to his mother: “I cannot tell you how much we all feel his death. He had got an extraordinary hold over his men, and they would follow him anywhere.” His Company Commander also wrote: “…His end was most noble. He gave his life in an endeavour to save a comrade, knowing full well the risk he was taking. You must be very proud of him, just as we are.” One of his men: “This was the second time he had gone in the mine to rescue men.” Unmarried.
The entry has a photograph of Second Lieutenant Dudley Jewell.

Dudley Jewell was awarded the 1915 Star, The British War Medal and the Victory Medal.